Your data stays in the family
SimoneBox will never be on social networks or in the cloud. Your father's photos, your mother's habits — they belong only to you. Always.
When distance becomes unbearable
When I found out my father had Alzheimer's, I lived 800 km away from him.
That's not a metaphor. It's 8 hours by car, or a plane ticket. It's not being able to stop by in the evening. It's my mother alone with him, every single day.
I decided to do something.
A tablet. Just a tablet.
Not an app costing €9.99 a month. Not a carrier contract. A tablet. Built with my own hands, configured for him.
So he could browse family photos. So he could find his morning radio station. So he could feel we were there — even from far away.
He was growing weaker. He loved falling asleep on the sofa with the radio playing softly and photos scrolling on the screen.
What we didn't see coming
After falling off the sofa, he was hospitalised. The tests revealed cancer.
He passed away one month later.
What remains
That tablet helped us get through those last months together, despite the distance.
Today, my mother still uses it. Every day. She chose to stay there, 800 km away.
My mother's name is Simone.
This project carries her name. Not by chance — because it exists for her. Because she's the one who gave it meaning.
For her, this tablet is a presence. In the evenings, when the screen goes dark, she says it leaves a void.
It's been running without interruption for two years. No subscription. No calls about tech problems.
Why I'm telling you this now
When I shared this story, I received a lot of positive messages — and many people close to me are interested.
I understood this wasn't my project. It was our project.
Today, I need your feedback to decide what comes next.
Eric
Creator of SimoneBox
